Opinion
Motion No. 2021-01314
05-25-2021
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Willie Ames, Defendant-Appellant.
PRESENT: Hon. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justice Presiding, Judith J. Gische Cynthia S. Kern Martin Shulman, Justices. Ind. No. 1469/18
Case No. 2019-05371
An order of this Court having been entered on April 02, 2020 (M-8638/M-97) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about July 12, 2019, and assigning Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, to substitute other counsel, and for related relief,
Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of striking the designation of Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10005, Tel. No. 212-577-2523, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is extended until 120 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later. ENTERED: May 25, 2021
/s/
Susanna Molina Rojas
Clerk of the Court